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Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2

Darlington Borough Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 14:13

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Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured homecare service placement under Lot 2 of its Homecare Service Placement requirement. The service falls within health and social work services and is delivered in the North East of England. The requirement concerns arranging homecare support for people receiving care through the council, although the published scope does not describe specific care tasks, staffing models or service user groups. This is a service contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. It may be relevant to homecare agencies and other providers of community-based care services operating in or able to cover the North East. The council is the buying organisation and the selected provider is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Darlington Borough Council used a selective procedure and made a call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 13 August 2026 to CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, for £66,859.52 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2030. The tender submission deadline was 13 August 2026 at 12:00. The award is active and covers the homecare service placement described for Lot 2. The procurement record identifies the main category as services and the evaluation basis as the requirements of the framework call-off, without publishing a separate weighting or detailed scoring method.

This award demonstrates sustained council demand for externally delivered homecare services in the North East over a multi-year period. A credible future competitor would need to deliver reliable community-based care, manage placements safely and consistently, and maintain enough operational capacity to serve people across the relevant area. Providers should be able to work within a framework call-off route and meet the council’s service, governance and contractual requirements. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types may be able to compete when appropriately qualified. The incumbent is a large homecare company, indicating that proven delivery capacity and the ability to support a sizeable ongoing service arrangement are commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2

Notice Description

Homecare Service Placement - ID303830 - Lot 2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e278bcc6-80a6-4434-8bdc-9d16d3b384be
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f03477de-0fcd-40dd-90d6-39ca6be024cb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£66,859 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£66,859 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 13 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 5QT
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED

Further Information

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